So its an allaluminium, drysump 3497cc v6 that develops 647bhp at 6250rpm and 550lb ft at 5900rpm and pushes all that to the rear wheels via a sevenspeed twin clutch gearbox. The team use caravans to attempt to make train travel cheaper, faster, and more interesting as they replace the locomotive with a specially modified car and carriages. Clarkson finds out how much of an improvement his dream car, the ford gt, is to the original gt40, while may tries to figure out whether the. Top gear clarkson drives his dream car the ford gt tv. Richard and james have an argument on which is the best roadster, the porsche boxster or the the mercedesbenz slk. Top gear clarkson drives his dream car the ford gt. Matt tests the ford gt and chris and sabine face off at a buggy race across the desert. Jeremy tests the new mitsubishi evo viii fq400 and attempts to see if the evo can keep up with the lamborghini murcielago around the top gear test track. Matt leblanc is the first to test americas explosive new supercar, the ford gt. The seventh series of top gear was aired during 2005 and consisted of 6 episodes, beginning on november and concluding on 27 december.
Richard hammond celebrates 40 years of the porsche 911 by taking the superfast gt3 to the limits. Chris harris power tests the porsche 911 gt2 rs at the top gear test track rory reid checks out the new renault megane rs matt leblanc and chris harris head to spain to look at the bentley continental gt star. Presenters chris harris and sabine schmitz go headtohead in one of motorsports toughest events a buggy race across the wild californian desert. Back in the studio, the team take a look at the ford visos concept car. Sabine and harris settle their argument over who the better driver at the king of the hammers tournament in the deserts of california, with a bit of help from eddie jordan and matt leblanc. Matt leblanc heads out on the top gear test track to decide. Its an improvement on the gt40 though, which he couldnt get in at all. Song listings for episodes from top gear season 21. The following is a comprehensive list of episodes of the amazon prime motoring show the grand tour, which features ex top gear presenters jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, and james may. Jul 18, 2004 directed by brian klein, james bryce, andrew fettis. The ford gt top gear ep 5 sundays 87c on bbc america. Elsewhere, matt took the astonishing ford gt supercar out for a quick spin the first man in the world outside ford to do so.
Apr 02, 2017 top gear is the worlds biggest car show, multiawardwinning and broadcast in more than 100 countries. Top gear, series 24, episode 5, an american supercar. Harris and leblancs fake bromance makes this one the most roadworthy yet save matt leblanc and chris harris. This is the return to the ford range of the historic shelby gt350 nameplate. Jeremy clarkson puts the ford gt through its paces. Matt leblanc drives the new ford gt at laguna seca. The gt will exhibit one of the best powertoweight ratios of any production car, ford. Jeremy, richard and james take their favourite supercars the ford gt, ferrari f430 and pagani zonda on a continental road trip. Jeremy, james and richard take a ferrari f430 spider, a pagani zonda s and a ford gt to the millau viaduct in the south of france, with another shootout taking place between the aston martin v8.
Directed by brian klein, james bryce, nigel simpkiss. The show is currently presented by tanner foust, adam ferrara, rutledge wood, and the stig. Clarkson is unimpressed when he manages to secure the rights to test out the bentley continental gt, while he compares the hot saab 95 aero to an aeroplane. Song listings for episodes from top gear season 22. Emptyhanded on his return to detroit, ford s point man, don frey, was told by henry ford ii to go to le mans, and beat his ass. Jeremy takes the volkswagen lupo turbo diesel on a lap of the m25 in convoy with a petrolpowered lupo. We test the blue ovals astonishing 647bhp supercar in california at. And men behaving badly star martin clunes is our star in a reasonably priced car. The boys are having a road trip to the famous milau viaduct bridge in france in supercars of their choice jeremy in his own ford gt, richard a pagani zonda and james in a ferrari f430 spyder. The twentyfourth series of top gear was aired during 2017 on bbc two and consisted of seven episodes, beginning on 5 march and concluding on 23 april. Clarkson buys a ford gt, part 1 top gear bbc america.
List of top gear american tv series episodes wikipedia. Richard celebrates the death of the rover v8 engine and giving it a proper send off by taking part a race in a rover sd1 fitted. The first series of the grand tour aired from the 18th of november 2016 to 3rd of february 2017. Heres the real story behind the le manswinning ford gt40. This time it was the turn of leblanc to slip in behind the wheel, but i suppose thats only natural, with him being a yank and everything.
Top gear takes the publics passion for cars, strips away the boring stats, and adds enthusiasm, thrilling stunts and challenges. This season has been off to a great start, and for the fifth episode matt leblanc hops in the ford gt to show his british. Matt leblanc is the first to test americas explosive new ford gt. Chris harris and sabine schmitz go headtohead in one of motorsports toughest events. The 647bhp, 216mph, carbontubbed ford gt is as about as close as possible to a fullybred racer for the road. Clarksons metaphors the lotus exige is like putting a saturn 5 rocket in a food blender and insane showdowns.
In series 24, episode 5, leblanc heads to california to test the all new gt, praising its speed, handling, sharpness and beauty, stating it to be his ultimate. With jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, james may, ben collins. Yes, the top gear nuts are back racing across japan in a car v. And watch out for the spectacular way the stig in top gear s 20yearold jaguar meets a. The presenters go on a transfrance road trip to the recently completed millau viaduct at the time of broadcast, in their favourite supercar hammond takes the pagani zonda, may drives the ferrari f430, and clarkson handles the ford gt. The name gt40 was the name of ford s project to prepare the cars for the international endurance racing circuit, and the quest to win the 24 hours of lemans. The fourth series of top gear aired during 2004 and ran for 10 episodes, beginning on 9 may.
The programme is a relaunched version of the original 1977 show of the same name. The episode in question stars the ford gt driving along the breathtaking 5. This could be the cleverest, most exciting car ever said jeremy clarkson in a top gear episode from 1996. The production began and the subsequent cars, the mki, mkiis, mkiiis, and mkvs, numbered gt40p through. Along the way, the trio cause mayhem in the backstreets of paris, and take a blast along a mountain road. Video footage posted on youtube today shows host jeremy clarkson filming with the new ford gt outside the plaza hotel in manhattan. The series was subsequently followed by a best of top gear special, which aired on 2 january 2005, and charted the best moments from series 4 and 5. As of june 28, 2016, there have been 72 episodes broadcast. Top gear 20022015 song listings for most top gear episodes. Chris harris and sabine schmitz go head to head in a. Chris harris and matt leblanc discuss the ford gt bbc. This time it was the turn of leblanc to slip in behind the wheel, but i suppose. Directed by brian klein, richard heeley, nigel simpkiss. In the news segment, the boys announce their emmy win for best nonscripted.
The first 12 prototype vehicles carried serial numbers gt 101 through gt 112. The latest top gear episode travels the pacific coast highway. From sliding around racetracks in shiny supercars, to buying an old banger for a road trip with your mates, top gear irreverently celebrates everything thats brilliant about cars. Whether its searching for the greatest driving roads in the world or racing a bugatti against a fighter jet, top gear tackles every fourwheeled challenge with comedy, commitment. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The model first joined the line up in 1965 as a highperformance variant of the mustang gt. Jeremy clarkson compares the jaguar xkrs and the recently updated nissan gt r on the top gear track. Who is top gears fastest driver chris harris or sabine schmitz. Richard hammond celebrates the rover v8 engine while james goes for a ride on a nimble mountain goat the maserati quattroporte. Matt leblanc is the first to test americas new supercar. Episode 5 brought us another exclusive the ford gt. Sep 28, 2017 the 647bhp, 216mph, carbontubbed ford gt is as about as close as possible to a fullybred racer for the road. The series contained six specials that were aired in 2006, with the first being a winter olympics special that aired on 12 february, in which the presenters did their own version with cars, and was filmed in lillehammer, norway. Rory reid puts the rollsroyce phantom through a thorough road test.
The star in a reasonably priced car is martin kemp. Jeremy falls in love with the ford gt, despite the fact he can barely fit in it. May, 2018 matt leblanc gets to grips with the ford gt supercar by putting it around the laguna seca in track mode. Chris takes a ford fiesta st and lamborghini aventador on a road trip across wales. The firstgeneration car was built during ford s 100th birthday as a tribute act to the original gt40, with only 25 being imported to the uk. Directed by brian klein, james bryce, andrew fettis. Jeremy tests his dream car, the ford gt, which had been ridiculed by richard and james for its poor fuel economy, lack of. In the california desert, chris and sabine race offroad buggies, while matt tests the ford gt on the coast. Meanwhile, james may tries out the new bmw 5 series. The fifth series of top gear aired during 2004 and consisted of 9 episodes, beginning on 24 october and concluding on 26 december.
The secondgeneration car was built to celebrate fords victories at lemans with ford taking a 1, 2 victory at lemans 2016. With a 647bhp twinturbocharged v6 capable of 216mph, read more. The best top gear episodes of all time digital trends. With the launch of series 2 just a month or so away, the grand tour team are out and about filming a few last minute segments and have recently been spotted in canada and now in new york. The following is a complete episode list of the history channel television series top gear. Who is top gear s fastest driver chris harris or sabine schmitz. Top gear is a british television series that focuses on various motor vehicles, primarily cars. This number includes the twoepisode patagonia special. Following the departure of chris evans as one of the shows lead hosts in series 23, series 24 saw matt. Series 16, episode 5 2011 the boys set out to end the chaos and misery that snowfall brings to britain every year, jeremy thrashes the new audi rs5 and latest bmw m3, and hollywood actress amber. Aug 17, 2017 emptyhanded on his return to detroit, fords point man, don frey, was told by henry ford ii to go to le mans, and beat his ass. Ford gt king of the hammers laguna seca nissan bladeglider sir chris hoy. Leblanc departed the show following the twentysixth series in 2019, and was replaced by.
Jeremy clarkson and james may show off the ageing but massive luxury cars they bought for the price of a new ford mondeo. Clarkson wedges himself inside his dream car, the original ford gt supercar. Series 24, episode 5 was the fifth episode of the twentyfourth series of the bbc two motoring show top gear. Dont miss allnew episodes of top gear on sundays at 87c.
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